Comments on: Symantec Taps Autonomy

By: No_limits37

No_limits37 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:23:57 +0000

No further explanation required. ,

By: Kelvin99

Kelvin99 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:15:39 +0000

This was almost a full brick of tofu, lightly fried, and served in a delicious broth. ,

By: Mathew Lodge

Mathew Lodge — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:16:20 +0000

I really am not in a position to comment on press releases of other vendors, as I am sure you understand. I can only speak to the Symantec product areas I mentioned.

By: Stephen E. Arnold

Stephen E. Arnold — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:27:11 +0000

Matthew Lodge,

In your opinion are the links to the Reuters story incorrect? I located more information at http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id=2553499. The story said, “Symantec, best known for its Norton anti-virus range of products, is to licence Autonomy’s Intelligent Data Operating Layer Software (IDOL) for use in-house.”

Stephen Arnold, January 14, 2009

By: Mathew Lodge

Mathew Lodge — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:10:53 +0000

I’m a senior director at Symantec on the product team for Enterprise Vault (archiving and e-discovery) and Brightmail (anti-spam). Based on some of the speculation in your post, I thought you might appreciate a bit more insight from us. We OEMed some technology from Verity within our Brightmail product that helps to decode file attachments during content scanning and that contract renews each year. Autonomy subsequently purchased Verity in 2005. No Autonomy technology is used Enterprise Vault.

Let me know if you’d like to discuss further.

Mathew Lodge